Liberal pundits are blasting Republicans with the words of Pope Francis

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Sep 20, 2013 at 4:05 PMSep 20, 2013 at 7:44 PM

In his groundbreaking interview with the Jesuit magazine America, Pope Francis said this: “I have never been a right-winger.”

Consistent with that declaration, there have been lots of other things the pontiff has said that distinguish him from the right-wing Republicans who befoul the American political process. And the liberal punditry are more than eager to point them out:

Consider THIS, for example:

Pope Francis is a hit. In July, he drew three million people to Mass at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. A Pew Research Center poll released this month shows that 79 percent of Catholics have a ...

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Pat Cunningham

In his groundbreaking interview with the Jesuit magazine America, Pope Francis said this: “I have never been a right-winger.”

Consistent with that declaration, there have been lots of other things the pontiff has said that distinguish him from the right-wing Republicans who befoul the American political process. And the liberal punditry are more than eager to point them out:

Consider THIS, for example:

Pope Francis is a hit. In July, he drew three million people to Mass at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. A Pew Research Center poll released this month shows that 79 percent of Catholics have a ...